DumLum
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They had a notice saying they were closing at 2pm?
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- Thread starter BensGrandad
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They had a notice saying they were closing at 2pm?
Joey Jo Jo Jr. Shabadoo
I believe in Joe Hendry
- Oct 4, 2003
- 12,518
You really don't get it do you. You are really a self centered, selfish prick. This bad weather has been forecast for most of the week, you've had plenty of time when it wasn't snowing to get to the bank. It's your own fault you left it until the inclement weather hit before thinking "I haven't banked that cheque for £5 from Aunt May yet, best head off and do that now, despite most advice saying to stay at home and only make a journey if it's strictly necessary"
Durlston
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- Jul 15, 2009
- 10,217
But closing at 2pm when it had stopped snowing in Haywards Heath is not really acceptable and if the thought of possibly ending up in hospital because of the snow, we might as well all stay in our houses all day until the thaw. I wonder how all those Russians cope with their winter?
Sussex on Leith
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Duty of care to staff comes first. Well, in most companies anyway...
http://search.dilbert.com/comic/Non%20Essential%20Personnel
http://search.dilbert.com/comic/Non%20Essential%20Personnel
Hungry Joe
SINNEN
Pointless analogy; countries where this is the norm spend billions on severe weather infrastructure. Should we further cripple our failing economy for a few days a year of bad weather?
BensGrandad
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I actually wanted to pay some money into a relatives account to help them out as I don't bank with Nat West thankfully.
Garage_Doors
Originally the Swankers
Care to expand, what is he missing? Employees are paid to do a job, who will do it if they go home early? I'm betting they also expect not to lose wages as a result of them going early either.
What's you situation?
Hungry Joe
SINNEN
The vast majority of companies now have adverse weather policies that state that staff who don't make sufficient effort to get into work do not get paid, but if they are sent home early by their employer due to genuine concerns for their safety they are. That's fair surely?
DumLum
Well-known member
You can do that online.
In my job, if I have genuine cause to believe that closing early/sending people home early will be the difference between them getting home safely and not in cases like this then I have no issue with making that call.
If that means locking the doors early then so be it. My duty of care to my staff comes first, simple as that.
If that means locking the doors early then so be it. My duty of care to my staff comes first, simple as that.
nwgull
Well-known member
But it's really quick and easy to do this using online banking or telephone banking.
Hungry Joe
SINNEN
And the law, rightly, backs you in that. As I said on another thread, pressuring people to come into/stay at work results in injuries and sometimes deaths. This happened a couple of years back with a man killed on his way to work when he lost control of his motorbike after being pressured to come into work at Gatwick.
driller
my life my word
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BensGrandad
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Even if I don't bank with Nat West?
nwgull
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...in fact it probably takes longer to log onto NSC and start a thread about it.
driller
my life my word
Considering you seem to be on here 24/7 you know which way round to use a computer so I agree go online and stop whinging about banks when they seem to have a human side.
Ninja Elephant
Doctor Elephant
- Feb 16, 2009
- 18,855
What?
Poyetry In Motion
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Good heavens. How did people cope when we had 'real' snow? Safety should always be a priority of course, but far too many people make far too many excuses and pin the responsibility on mother nature ( ie rail services )